Allan Rolnick's (taxcoach) Blog

 The old saying that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes has never been more accurate or frightening. In the current environment, fear of the IRS is creeping in, and nothing will get your heart racing quite as fast as opening the mailbox and finding a letter from the tax agency.When...

People put off filing their taxes for different reasons, but many of those excuses may rely on irrational fears. This interesting article debunks strange (but common) reasons for this behavior. Take a look!https://lnkd.in/dHJga-GZ#putofffilingtaxes #taxes #havenotfiledtaxreturns    

 The holidays are here. Not to be a grinch but right around the corner is a less fondly anticipated time of year. Before you know it, you will be taking down the Christmas tree, pulling down the holiday lights and getting ready for the tax season to come.Tax season is decidedly less fun than holi...

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    As tax filing season unfolds, many taxpayers are taking the bull by the horns and doing their own taxes. Though it may seem like good news for the individual taxpayer, it’s important to watch out for common tax filing mistakes. Tax preparation software makes some errors like addition and subt...

  Proper tax planning is a year-round proposition. You cannot afford to wait until April to start planning your taxes and assessing your tax liability.  Knowing which factors can raise your taxes is one of the best ways to keep more money in your pocket. These five factors can unexpectedly raise ...

 Back in 1997, Delaware Senator Bill Roth sponsored a new kind of retirement savings account with a back-end benefit. In contrast to traditional IRAs, which let you deduct your contributions and defer tax until you pull money out, the Roth IRA lets you contribute after-tax dollars in exchange for...

Writing a funny tax column every week, and keeping it as consistently brilliant as we do, is actually harder than it looks. (Less glamorous, too.) Sometimes there just isn't an obviously fun story to cover. What do we write about in a week with no criminals cheating, celebrities misbehaving, or ...

        Whether you gamble all the time or only once in a blue moon, you are filled with hope and excitement every time you walk through those casino doors. If you have been gambling for even a little while, you already know that Lady Luck can be a fickle partner. Sometimes the gods of the casin...

 This is a story about a boy, a dream, a voice, and a legend. It has no beginning or end but opens under the boundless California sky on a June afternoon in 2009. There's an ambulance speeding down the mansion-lined streets of LA's "Platinum Triangle." In the ambulance, about to be pronounced dea...